11 Nov 1876
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1876
Page
1
The report lists partial results with names such as Mousa, George Q, Cronon, and Anthony, showing Hayes receiving around 80,000 votes and a governor’s race with 15,000 to 20,000 margins. It notes a likely party ticket victory and a large statewide majority, amid fragmented returns.
In early returns from Missouri townships near St Louis the Tilden column leads in several precincts. Hayes and Phips trail with Democratic gains projected. counts show Brown and other party candidates competing in local races. Only partial precincts reported with totals like Tilden 12,302. Hayes 11,800. Phips 10,220. Metcalf 3,309. Frost 2,680.
In Detroit Michigan and surrounding townships voters show a Democratic gain of 9 037 since 1872 with Tayex leading Crosswell for Governor by a 6 054 to Detroit vote. Four townships cast a Republican majority of 2 06 with 3 652 ballots contributing to the Democratic pulls.
News dispatches describe ongoing doubt over the presidential outcome with official counts in Wisconsin Florida Nevada and North Carolina cited. Louisiana and South Carolina are listed as Republican leaning while Wisconsin Bay shows Republican gains. Chicago reflects large returns and excitement as Hayes leads in several towns and electoral votes total 165 reportedly sufficient for victory.
Early reports spread through Chicago and New York as returns from 82 towns in Minnesota to 35 towns in Iowa show Republican gains. Hayes leads in major state races with strong Democratic gains in New York and Connecticut while Florida and Louisiana are cited in late telegrams as potentially tipping the electoral balance.
In Nevada City on November 9, officials report a razor thin margin with a Republican candidate narrowly ahead of the opposition. The Supreme Court judge race remains close as voters show strong turnout and lingering uncertainty about final tallies.
Fragmented dispatches show San Francisco and Virginia City reporting partial tallies with Republicans seeming to hold early leads. Concessions in Nevada and Oregon suggest GOP gains while California results remain unsettled by morning.
Disjointed telegraph notes report Massachusetts and national returns with Republicans leading in state legislature and several districts. Mentions Democrats Messrs Frothingham Banks Claflin and Adams Baker with varying claims of majorities and defeats amid incomplete tallies from multiple towns.
Philadelphia and several counties report Democratic and Republican majorities. Cumberland County up 1,000, Monro County 2,200, Blair County up 600, Dauphin 1,200 Republican gain elsewhere and Philadelphia precincts show a Republican majority of 15,000.
Nov. 7 section reports a heavy policy vote with no returns from the state yet. In Onan, signals show a close mayoral contest with a possible denier tie and a plurality for the winning faction.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Raleigh area towns in North Carolina and democratic support in a county near Vance. It references a gate or vote action, a turnout figure, and a 4.900 amount or count, but the details are unclear.
Reports from about 80 towns in Lodiana show voting trends in October and November with Tilden and Hayes leading in various townships. In Indianapolis totals, Tilden and Hayes gains and the contrast with October results are noted across multiple precincts and counties.
From Charleston and across the state, early returns show Wagar leading with over 12,000 votes, far above 1974, while Republicans fail to gain anywhere. Chambriain’s 14 vote majority appears surpassed as results suggest a Hayes and Hampton victory for the slate.
In New Orleans on November 7 the Democratic State Central Committee claimed a 15 000 majority. Early returns from 20 parishes show Tilden ahead by about 15 285 with Louisiana expected to deliver a 10 000 majority for Tilden.
Montgomery reports indicate a large Democratic majority in the state with overwhelming support for Tiklen and a split Republican vote. Early returns show a strong Democratic tilt in several districts, including the Fourth, while a few counties hint at mixed results.
Voters in Hayes and Tilden towns report strong Republican support as results trickle in. Early tallies show Hayes with about 80,808 and Tilden 27,786 in Concord and nearby areas. Other listings note historic parallels to 1872 patterns with Grant figures cited in related district totals.
Report indicates Allan George A. secures a broad majority in Shils State, with estimates ranging from sixty thousand to sixty thousand, confirming reelection on the congressional ticket amid statewide returns and official tallies.
Message from Norfolk Connecticut notes a Democratic gain to about 3,000 in a local race, cites 7 Gen Hawley defeated by roughly 150 in a district, and asserts the Legislature will be Republican in bad branches. The report is garbled with several typos and location names.
Lake City Florida November 9 reports show a Panatka ship due by 8 PM to provide returns on the Florida election. Democrats claim 1,720 lowest possible margin with 22 counties yet to report, predicting a moderate win. Democrat leaders expect majorities in both chambers and victory for the slate.
Returns from 448 townships and five counties show a net Democratic gain of 268 compared with the 1875 gubernatorial vote. From 207 townships and wards Republican gains total 3,015 while Democratic gains reach 8,012, yielding a net Republican gain over the 1875 Governor vote.
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